Arsenal (A) Match Thread - 25/10/2020

[sheffield_fox]

Not sure about the 5 at the back. But I'm excited about Harvey up top. 

 

This opportunity might be just what he needs to develop. His finishing looked a lot better Thursday night.

 

With a bit of faith and Vardy's mentorship, I think he has every chance of developing into a prem quality striker. 

[Buce]

15 minutes ago, Unabomber said:

Won’t judge until I see how we actually perform. 

 

What a novel approach.

[Brooksy]

Brendan masterclass incoming

[Stadt]

Very awkward line up. Textbook Rodgers though to completely overthink it. If Barnes has a poor game it’s on Rodgers.

[tetly]

2 minutes ago, jim5000 said:

This? Wtf does Nacho have to do? Rodgers would rather play a short winger alone upfront, in a position he’s never played, while Nacho sits on the bench for the entire match :-/

And let’s be honest as good as Barnes can be, he isn’t a lone striker.  Nacho should have got the chance to back up his last performance. 

[foxile5]

9 minutes ago, EnderbyFox said:

Every single time Kelechi gets a tiny confidence boost Rodgers slaps him down again 

Supposed to be a good man manager. It just seems spiteful at this point. 

 

We're going to have tonnes of possession today but get nowhere near scoring.

[surrifox]

14 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Subs: Ward, Morgan, Choudhury, Albrighton, Ünder, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Only one keeper on the bench - WTF?

[jim5000]

1 minute ago, Lambert09 said:

Wow really? This would be asking for trouble. 

 

They are a decent side and we have to accept that we will be strongest when breaking. Nacho would be isolated and would break our attacks down unfortunately. 

 

Im not worried at all. In fact I’m going to go out on a limb and say this will be a master stroke from Brendan and there will be a thread started about Barnes being Vardys successor... just watch 

what about the announced lineup isn’t asking for trouble?

 

and £15 to watch it 

[Lambert09]

I think people can’t comprehened that Barnes is just going to okay the Vardy role. Nobody would have complained if it was Vardy instead of him. 

 

Barnes has the potential to be ruthless and I think the arsenal cbs will be worried 

[NaijaFox]

 

Why are we playing a back 5 against these?

Edited 25 October 2020 by NaijaFox

[kyleolly]

Anybody paying £14.95 😂😂

[Scotch]

As much as I love Harvey, his finishing is dreadful 90% of the time. 

 

This has us passing the ball around for 90 minutes and not scoring written all over it. 

[jim5000]

Barnes ironically CAN hit a barn door, it’s just he always hits the sheep standing in the way.....

[Arriba Los Zorros]

Cmon lads. I don't mind this Sunday evening game thing whilst there are no live games to attend, it's a fun end to the weekend

[Brooksy]

When do we concede then? I'll go for 7th minute

[Kasey Keller]

£14.95 You’re havin’ a laugh.....

[FoxFossil]

1 minute ago, NaijaFox said:

 

Why are we playing a back 3 against these?

Relax. We're playing 10 at the back.

[Kasey Keller]

Just now, Brooksy said:

When do we concede then? I'll go for 7th minute

Nah earlier

[1972 Fox]

I was brought up on good strikers hunt in pairs. The new normal is playing one striker on his own. Now we're going to no strikers and false nines. We'll be bringing Craig Levein back next FFS. It's bollocks. Bollocks I tell you!

 

Will take it all back if it proves to be a Rodgers masterclass like at Man City.

[BKLFox]

Lads not even got the kit on and being written off 

[Kasey Keller]

Deane and Dickov up front 

[Dames]

8 minutes ago, Unabomber said:

he beat Man City in the last away game ffs

Yeah and the same line up got beat by West Ham 3-0 a week later. I think Man City made us look better than we were that day.

[Mike Oxlong]

Great team selection 

 

(just covering my arse in case we draw or win)

[foxfanazer]

It's so shit I've got a feeling it could work

[Phube]

2 minutes ago, NaijaFox said:

 

Why are we playing a back 3 against these?

I see Arsenal have gone old school and deployed strikers!? Weird!